diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 0a0a9595ba3b..4727c08da2e9 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ int __kvm_set_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 		goto out;
 	if (mem->guest_phys_addr & (PAGE_SIZE - 1))
 		goto out;
-	if (mem->userspace_addr & (PAGE_SIZE - 1))
+	if (user_alloc && (mem->userspace_addr & (PAGE_SIZE - 1)))
 		goto out;
 	if (mem->slot >= KVM_MEMORY_SLOTS + KVM_PRIVATE_MEM_SLOTS)
 		goto out;